my girl

she was pretty excited about the christmas tree...i snuck out and turned the lights on before she got up that moning

this is her favorite face right now... whenever i tell her to do something she doesnt wanna do,this is what i get...i think she's hoping she can wish me away,but im always still there when she opens them,waiting to make her obey....harharhar

showing off her "piggy's"

we had alot of fun on our snowboarding date the other night.... unfortunately the cold sucked the life out of my camera battery,so i only got a few pics...the light by the skilift overexposed this one....too bad

Happy Holidays

So here's the thing...I love me some Christmas.
Not just Christmas itself,but I love the holiday seaason...it gives me an excuse to be crafty,try new decorating ideas...listen to the best kind of music, drink the yummiest hot drinks,shop,shop,and shop some more...spend lots of time with my favorite people-MY FAM ...be silly with my siblings...
send special pakages,and spoil all the little kids rotten(: I love the holiday food, all the baking,the yummy candles, the fun memories,all the planning and laughter.Its my favorite time of year!

So today I helped Heidi turn her house into a holiday wonderland, and then came home to work on mine for the evening...I dont have much, we've been too poor the past few years to splurge on alot of decor,so i just find a few things every year and add them to my collection.

Heres a few shots of my favorite ornaments....as you can tell,im a big fan of snowmen. they are just so adorable... this is my make-shift tree topper...i like to imagine he's singing at the top of his lungs on top of my tree(:

Me and Mac decorated the window together the other night...she had so much fun...

my pretty litte girl(: just thought i'd throw a shot of her in cuz i think she's too cute

the snowman plate is one of my new peices this year...i would like to get the whole set...theres three more..."magic" "wish" and ...arrrgh!!!cant remember the fourth...any ways...heidi got me the matching mugs...but i dont get them till later(:

i adore these gifts bags...so i took my pictures down and hung them on my wall...cheap decor,plus i can use them later on!(:

these three are new also...got them on sale for a little over a dollar a peice!

my "street light" (:

if you know much about me,you know im a big martha stewart fan...as a matter of fact,her encyclopedia of sewing and crafts is on the top of my christmas wish list....








i got this idea from a martha stewart book...i used to use this book shelf as my pantry becasue i have very little cabinet space in my kitchen...but i HATED the messy look of it...so i took martha stewarts idea of displaying your dishes while at the same time employing visible storage space,and made my kitchen over!i put the food in the enclosed cabinets,and im so much happier with the way my kitchen looks now(:

Well,thats what ive been up to!hope you enjoye the update,and Happy Thanksgiving to All!!!

Heres it is...

When i finished it,it was too late to try it on her,so she'll have to model it another day...i may add some ruffly lace to the seem around the bottom...we shall see.It was SO easy to make...the hardest part was cutting out the fabric,and peicing my makeshift pillowcase together so i could start the tutorial!It looks black in the picture,but its actually dark brown flowery velvet...i just pinned the white rose on and voila!we have a winter church frock!(:

PILLOWCASE DRESSES???

I never heard of a pillowcase dress until my sister mentioned them on her blog a few months ago...so i googled them thinking...THAT SOUNDS WEIRD...but...



THEY...ARE...SO CUTE!!!anyways,ive been dying to make one for mac for awhile now,and i found a really easy tutorial at http://freshlypicked.blogspot.com/ and am determined to make one tonight...HOWEVER,i dont have any cute pilowcases,and havnt had time to hit the thrift store...i do have some cute fabric laying around,so i figured,why not make my own pillowcase,and then proceed...so thats my plan.of course it adds an extra step or two,but psssh! no sweat,and my extra fabric get used!(:

Ill try to post a piture once i finish if it turns out!thanx for the idea Bek!I love having creative sisters!(:

HAPPY FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Im so happy for the holidays.I think the holidays make the first half of the winter fly by.I just wish they lasted for the WHOLE winter.i think we should make a few holidays up to help with the after christmas letdown(: I never really notice the wretchedly long winters until christmas and New Year's are over.

Im so excited for all the yummy food and hot drinks,and family get-together's...the christmas decorations,the music,the gifts!Im excited to make fun memories,and add a new collection of family snapshots,and pull out my favorite sweaters!Its even more fun now,cuz we have a sweet little girl of our very own to share in the excitement(: i cant wait to put up the tree and see the wonder on her face(:

Im excited to bake all kinds of goodies,and i oh how i love to make and buy gifts!

Heres a few snapshots from last years christmas...its gonna be hard to top,since we dont have bek and jermy to share it with us :( thats the only sad point,sigh...but tyler is coming,so happy happy!